Intervention Flashcards
What constitutes the health belief model?
Perceived susceptibility Perceived severity Perceived benefits Perceived barriers Cues to action Self-efficacy
Perceived susceptibility
Beliefs about the chances of getting a condition
Perceived severity
Beliefs about the seriousness of a condition and it’s consequences
Perceived benefits
Beliefs about the benefits of taking action to reduce risk of seriousness
Perceived barriers
Beliefs about the material and psychological costs of taking action
Cues to action
Factors that activate “readiness to change”
Self-efficacy
Confidence in one’s ability to take action
What’s are the states of change?
Pre-contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Pre-contemplation stage
Has no intention of taking action for the next six months
Contemplation stage
Intention to take action in the next six months
Preparation stage
Intends to take action in the next 30 days and has taken some behavioral steps in this direction
Action stage
Has changed behavior for less than 6 months
Maintenance stage
Has changed behavior for more than 6mths
Define a theory and what it can do
Presents a systematic way of understanding situations
Set of concepts, definition and proposition
which can predict these events by illustrating relationships between the variables
What was the point of Kramish study in 1994?
Aim: improve dietary behaviours using tailored messages
Participants: persons visiting family practice clinics
Surveyed participants at the clinics for their dietary intake and stage they are at
Mailed participants newsletter within 3 weeks
Resurveyed participants after 4 months
What were the findings in kramish study?
Total Fat intake fell by 23% for tailored group, 9% for non-tailored and 3% for control.
No differences in fruit and vegetable intake